Speak Softly and...

Almost everywhere Anna goes--the yard, the seminary or college, church, the neighbor's yard--she loves to collect sticks. I'm not really sure why, but that's ok. Sometimes we leave them where we find them, but many times we have to take them home. Today on our way home after having lunch with Matt, we went over to Calvin to look for some pine cones for a future project. Anna found this huge stick (small tree limb) and dragged it all the way home! She looked so cute carrying this stick that's more than twice as tall as she is. The phrase "speak softly and carry a big stick" kept going through my head as we were walking home.